TCA
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TCA may refer to:
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In economics:
- True cost accounting, a method of accounting which seeks to calculate the social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits of a product over its lifespan instead of focusing solely on the cost of its initial purchase.
In chemistry:
- Trichloroethane (disambiguation), one of two organochloride solvents
- Trichloroacetic acidTrichloroacetic acidTrichloroacetic acid is an analogue of acetic acid in which the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group have all been replaced by chlorine atoms....
, chemical used to precipitate protein in serum - Taurocholic acidTaurocholic acidTaurocholic acid, known also as cholaic acid, cholyltaurine, or acidum cholatauricum, is a deliquescent yellowish crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats. It occurs as a sodium salt in the bile of mammals. It is a conjugate of cholic acid with taurine...
, a bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats - TCA, an abbreviation for tricyclic antidepressantTricyclic antidepressantTricyclic antidepressants are heterocyclic chemical compounds used primarily as antidepressants. The TCAs were first discovered in the early 1950s and were subsequently introduced later in the decade; they are named after their chemical structure, which contains three rings of atoms...
, a class of anti-depressant drugs - 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole2,4,6-Trichloroanisole2,4,6-Trichloroanisole is a chemical compound that is a chlorinated derivative of anisole.Trichloroanisole is a fungal metabolite of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, which is used as a fungicide. It can be found in minute traces on packaging materials stored in the presence of fiberboard treated with...
, a chemical compound which is the cause of cork taint in wine - TCA cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle or citric acid cycle , a pathway in cellular metabolism
- Theoretical Chemistry AccountsTheoretical Chemistry AccountsTheoretical Chemistry Accounts: Theory, Computation, and Modeling is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original research and review articles in theoretical chemistry, quantum chemistry, and computational chemistry. It was founded in 1962 as Theoretica Chimica Acta. The publisher is...
In associations:
- Television Critics AssociationTelevision Critics AssociationThe Television Critics Association is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming...
- Thyroid Cancer Alliance
- Total Community ActionTotal Community ActionTotal Community Action, Inc. is a non-profit community agency in New Orleans founded in 1964 to address the needs of disadvantaged residents....
- Trans-Canada Air LinesTrans-Canada Air LinesTrans-Canada Air Lines was a Canadian airline and operated as the country's flag carrier. Its corporate headquarters were in Montreal, Quebec...
- Taiwanese Cultural AssociationTaiwanese Cultural AssociationThe Taiwanese Cultural Association , founded 1921-10-17, was an important organization during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Founded by Chiang Wei-shui in Dadaocheng, Taipei....
- Train Collectors AssociationTrain Collectors AssociationThe Train Collectors Association or TCA is a non-profit organization for individuals interested in collecting and/or operating tinplate toy trains. Members predominantly collect O-gauge and S-gauge Lionel and American Flyer brand trains. The TCA was founded in Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1954 and...
- Transportes Carga Aérea, a defunct Brazilian airline
- Trinity Christian Academy (disambiguation)
- Tobin Carlson and Associates
In other uses:
- Advanced Telecommunications Computing ArchitectureAdvanced Telecommunications Computing ArchitectureAdvanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture is the largest specification effort in the history of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group , with more than 100 companies participating. Known as AdvancedTCA, the official specification designation PICMG 3.x was ratified by the PICMG...
, a specification set for carrier grade communications equipment - Terminal Control AreaTerminal Control AreaA terminal control area , also known as a terminal manoeuvring area in Europe, is an aviation term to describe a designated area of controlled airspace surrounding a major airport where there is a high volume of traffic...
, a volume of controlled airspace - Teen Choice AwardsTeen Choice AwardsThe Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
- The Competition Authority (Ireland)Competition Authority (Ireland)The Competition Authority is the statutory body responsible for regulating competition in the Republic of Ireland. The authority was established under the Section 10 of the to assume the functions of the defunct Fair Trade Commission. The changed the authority from an office of the Department of...
- Total cost of acquisitionTotal cost of acquisitionThe Total Cost of Acquisition is a managerial accounting concept that includes all the costs associated with buying goods, services, or assets. Generally, it is the net price plus other costs needed to purchase the item and get it to the point of use...
- The Canadian AmateurThe Canadian AmateurThe Canadian Amateur is a bimonthly amateur radio enthusiast magazine published in Canada. The magazine is published in English and French and draws its subscription base primarily from Canada. The magazine is published six times per year by the Radio Amateurs of Canada. It is a membership...
, a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts - Transport Construction Authority, a former agency of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for new railway projects in the city of Sydney, Australia.